Audi News
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Recently, we wrote that Audi seemed poised to enter Formula One—but now we know those rumors were just that. As late as last week, current Audi chief Rupert Stadler wouldn't confirm or deny any ambitions to enter the prestigious series. But earlier today, he shut the door on the prospect. ALSO SEE: Audi Sport Team WRT Drives New R8 To 2015 Nürburgring 24 Hours Victory Details come via Reuters, which cites an official Audi communication along with a German newspaper, which quoted Stadler as stating that "Formula One needs to solve its problems on its own." While there's plenty of...
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Audi Sport Team WRT Drives New R8 To 2015 Nürburgring 24 Hours VictoryTwo months after its debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, Audi’s new R8 supercar in its LMS race car trim is already a top-level endurance race winner, having just taken victory at one of the toughest races in the world: the Nürburgring 24 Hours, the highlight of the VLN series...
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New Audi R8 LMS Ready For 2015 Nürburgring 24 Hours RaceFresh from its debut at March’s Geneva Motor Show, Audi’s new R8 supercar in race car trim will be among the many cars at the Nürburgring this weekend taking part in the German circuit’s annual 24-hour race. The racing version of the new Audi supercar is the R8 LMS, and...
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Is Audi Poised To Enter F1 And Supply Engines To Struggling Red Bull?Once-dominant Formula One team Red Bull Racing has been struggling all season with it's Renault-sourced power plants—and signs seem to be pointing toward Audi coming to its rescue. Details come from Auto Express, which writes that the key obstacle to entering F1 was recently departed chairman...
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2016 Audi A4 Priced From $36,825, S4 From $50,125Audi is set to unveil a new generation of its A4 small sedan at September’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, but we won't see it in showrooms until the 2017 model year as the current model still has some life in it. The current A4 has been with us since the 2009 model year and it’s certainly...
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New Photos And Video Of 600-Horsepower Audi TT Clubsport Turbo ConceptAudi has released new photos and video of its TT Clubsport Turbo concept car that’s on show this week at the 2015 Wörthersee Tour in Austria. The concept is a wild take on the new TT sports car, and even though it isn’t destined for production it’s thought to be a preview of...
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The future of the Volkswagen Group’s W-12 is safe thanks to innovations that ensure the big brute of an engine meets more stringent emissions regulations coming into force over the next several years. At the past week’s Vienna Motor Symposium, the same event where Audi presented its next-generation 2.0-liter four-cylinder, the VW Group unveiled a new 6.0-liter W-12 destined to appear in vehicles from a handful of the automaker’s brands. The new engine retains the unique W-pattern cylinder arrangement favored by the VW Group for its larger engines. It also keeps the 6.0-liter...
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600-HP Audi TT Clubsport Turbo Concept Heads To Wörthersee Tour Tuning FestAustria’s annual Wörthersee Tour tuning fest is on again this month, and Audi is set to be one of the stars thanks to its 600-horsepower TT Clubsport Turbo concept unveiled today. The track-tuned concept looks similar to Audi’s TT Cup racer but it sports a larger 2.5-liter...
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Next-Gen Audi A4’s New 2.0-Liter TFSI Presented At Vienna Motor SymposiumAudi revealed a new 2.0-liter TFSI engine at this week’s Vienna Motor Symposium, which the automaker says will first appear in the next-generation A4 due for a reveal later this year. However, it’s not clear if the engine will be fitted to A4s sold in the States as the new engine...
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2016 Audi TT Priced From $43,825Audi’s new TT, the nameplate’s third generation, made its debut more than a year ago. We’ve even had a chance to drive the car and now it’s finally ready for its arrival in U.S. showrooms. Today, Audi confirmed that the new TT, which arrives as a 2016 model, will be priced...
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2017 Audi S4 Avant Spy ShotsThe next-generation, B9-series Audi A4 sedan is just around the corner and that means new versions of all the separate variants such as the A4 Avant wagon, A4 Allroad soft-roader, sporty S4 and high-performance RS 4. We’ve already seen prototypes for the new A4, A4 Avant and S4, and now we...
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Watch The Audi R8 Give Birth To The... RS 3Bet you didn't think the most disturbing thing you'd see today would be an Audi commercial. Audi perhaps got a little too creative with this latest video promoting the new RS 3 Sportback. It actually shows a first-generation R8 giving birth to the hot hatchback. No, we don't know why either. In the...
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Audi’s Matrix LED headlights allow you to drive with your high beams left permanently on, as they can detect other vehicles on the road and actually split up a light path so that they don’t blind other drivers while at the same time continue to cast their full light in the areas where there isn’t another vehicle. They can do this because the light path is created using numerous LEDs—about 25 per headlight unit—spread over a grid (or matrix, hence the name), and these can then be individually controlled depending on the situation. ALSO SEE: Latest LaFerrari Crash...
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2017 Audi S4 Spy ShotsA new generation of the A4 is just around the corner and that means new versions of all the separate variants such as the A4 Avant, A4 Allroad, S4 and RS 4. Today we have spy shots of a prototype for the new S4 taken while it underwent high-speed testing at Germany’s Nürburgring. The new...
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Audi Q6: 2018 Arrival, 310-Mile Range For Electric VersionTalk of Audi’s Q6, a coupe-like crossover slotting between the more conventional Q5 and Q7, dates back all the way to 2006, but official info on the vehicle never really emerged until this year when a teaser sketch of a vehicle fitting our previous description of the Q6 was shown at an...
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Gasoline-powered 2016 Audi Q7 e-tron debuts in ShanghaiA plug-in hybrid version of the new Q7 SUV is coming next year but Audi is yet to confirm just what engine will be used for the vehicle’s internal combustion component. At the Geneva Motor Show back in March, Audi showed off a Q7 plug-in hybrid equipped with a turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6...
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2016 Audi A6, A7 pricedWe’ve already had our stint behind the wheel of the new 2016 Audi A6, S6, A7, and S7, courtesy of a trip to Dresden, Germany, but today, Audi announced U.S. pricing of the lines. Updated exteriors and refreshed interior technology are among the updates justifying a mild price hike on all...
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Audi R8 Rebodied With Skoda Details: Travesty Or Awesomeness?We can’t decide where to land on this bug-eyed Audi R8. It’s just too much to take in all at once. But it’s very well done. If converting an R8 to look like a Skoda (the 130 RS rally car is mentioned as inspiration by the designer) can be considered a job well done. We’re...
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Audi is committed to electrifying its lineup and has already revealed plug-in versions of its A3 Sportback, Q7 and R8 models. Now the A6 is getting a plug-in option in the form of the A6 L e-tron, revealed today ahead of its debut at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show. ALSO SEE: Audi Prologue Allroad Concept Set For 2015 Shanghai Auto Show The government in China is committed to increasing sales of electrified vehicles in an effort to reduce air pollution, and offers significant subsidies for the eco-friendly vehicles. This has led automakers to increase their own efforts to launch more electrified...
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Audi Prologue Allroad Concept Set For 2015 Shanghai Auto ShowA new form of Audi’s stunning Prologue concept car makes its debut next week at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show: the Prologue Allroad. As the name suggests, the new concept has been designed as a soft-roader and hints at future developments for cars like the A4 and A6 Allroad. It joins previous...
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Addition Of New R8 In 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Will Be Done With CGI: VideoWe recently told you that a fleet of new Audis, including the all-new R8 supercar, will appear in the upcoming movie Avengers: Age of Ultron. What we didn’t know at the time was that the R8 used for filming was actually the previous-generation model and not the new one that made its debut...
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Delphi’s Autonomous Audi Q5 Successfully Completes Cross-Country TripA couple of weeks ago, an Audi Q5 packed with automotive supplier Delphi’s autonomous car technologies set out on a coast-to-coast trip, departing San Francisco and ending up in New York City nine days later. Nearly 3,400 miles were covered, and according to Delphi an impressive 99 percent of...
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Audi RS 3 Confirmed For U.S.It’s long been thought that Audi’s latest RS 3 would be coming to the U.S., and now the automaker’s local chief, Scott Keogh, has confirmed it. However, the U.S. is unlikely to get the RS 3 Sportback that goes on sale in Europe this summer; rather, we’ll get an RS 3 sedan...
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Audi RS 4 Is Bad Dog, Rolls Over When Told To Sit: VideoWillow Springs Raceway is a wonderful place if you like taking on a race track at high speeds. It bills itself as the fastest track in the west, and for good reason. MUST WATCH: Ferrari 599 GTO Crashed By Valet Is A Write-Off: Video After throttling away from Turn Five, you head through a supremely...
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